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Reporters’ Notebook

OLAF FUB SEZ: According to President Abraham Lincoln, born on this date in 1809, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”

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ROUND AND ROUND – A bonus has been added for all campers attending Winter Break Camp next week at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda. All of them will be entered to win a family four-pack of tickets to “Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music” March 6 to 10 in Shea’s Performing Arts Center. Campers get an extra entry in the drawing each day they attend, and all campers will get a $3-off coupon for the show.

Camp will be held Monday through Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon for youngsters in kindergarten through second grade and 1 to 4 p.m. for third- to fifth-graders, with a different theme each day. There will be crafts, games, stories, supervised activities in the learning galleries and a carousel ride.

Parents are welcome to accompany their children. Maximum enrollment is 20 students per session. Registration and payment are needed by Friday. Fee is $10 per child per day, $45 for the week. The museum, which has been closed for the winter, also will open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Feb. 22 for people who want to take a mid-winter carousel ride. For info, call 693-1885.

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WHISTLE-STOP – More than 350 vendors from all over the Northeast will take part in the 22nd annual Winter Train and Toy Show and Sale sponsored by the Western New York Railway Historical Society this weekend in the Event Center and Expo Hall at the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

On hand will be model trains and layouts, including more than half a dozen local clubs. There also will be a play zone for kids, featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, and a Fun City train ride. Admission is $7 for adults. Kids under 12 get in free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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HAPPY TO HELP – Harzfest 2013, the first fundraising event for the Jim Harszlak Foundation, takes place from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Tonawandas Post 264, American Legion, 60 Main St., City of Tonawanda, with food, raffles and lots of music, from deejay Craig Matthews of WYRK and WJYE, and live bands such as the Danny Sturner Band, 55 Main, The Stamplickers and NY2LA.

Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Proceeds provide scholarships and benefit local children, families and organizations in need because of financial and/ or medical conditions. The foundation was started with memorial funds donated after Harszlak died of colon cancer last September. For info, visit www.jimharszlakfoundation.com.

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LUNCH DATE – Weekly Lenten services and luncheons begin Wednesday in Baker United Methodist Church, Main and Center streets, East Aurora. Services start at noon, followed by a lunch of soup, bread and dessert at about 12:30 p.m. A free-will offering will be collected, with proceeds benefiting the food pantry FISH of East Aurora. The public is welcome. For info, call 652-0500.

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LENTEN FARE – St. Andrew Church in Sloan will serve Krolick’s fish fry and shrimp dinners from 4 to 7 p.m. on Ash Wednesday in the Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St. Dinners include fish or shrimp, French fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, roll, beverage and dessert. Donation is $10. For info, call 892-0425.

St. Teresa Church, 1974 Seneca St., will host a BW’s fish dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. on Ash Wednesday in the Lower Parish Center off Hayden Street. Dinners are $10 at the door. Takeouts are available. For info, call 822-0608.

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SHELL GAME – Find out where the best winter break beachcombing is when Rick Batt of Buffalo State College makes a presentation titled “Seashells: What Are They and Where Are They From?: A Look at the Science of Conchology” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium of the Gateway Executive Office, next to Woodlawn Beach State Park, 3556 Lake Shore Road, Blasdell. The program, sponsored by the Hamburg Natural History Society, is open to the public, and no pre-registration is needed. Tickets are $4. For info and directions, call 627-4560.